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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 6:48. your cell phone holds more information about you than you probably think. and police often use cell phone records in their investigation so today the aclu is testifying before a house committee in annapolis in support of what is called bill 887 requiring police to give get a search warrant before obtaining cell phone track information. the aclu says it protects a person's privacy while allowing law enforcement to do their job. >>> also today, gun control proposals ants death penalty rup for defate in the state senate. -- debate in the state senate. both were voted out of the proceedings last thursday. it a vote could come up as soon as tomorrow. >>> two years ago nathan was hit by a car while riding his bike near johns hopkins university. today his family and friends are remembering him with a memorial bike ride starting at the site where he was hit in front of the broadview apartments on university parkway. his family has started an organization in his honor called americans for olde
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 6:48. your cell phone holds more information about you than you probably think. and police often use cell phone records in their investigation so today the aclu is testifying before a house committee in annapolis in support of what is called bill 887 requiring police to give get a search warrant before obtaining cell phone track information. the aclu says it protects a person's privacy while allowing law enforcement to do their job. >>> also...
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abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here to tell us the vacancy has drawn a mix of candidates. right? >> reporter: that's right. the anne arundel county council is expected to make their decision during tonight's meeting on a successor for leopold. 16 people applied for the job of the execkive. this includes former maryland first lady kendel ehrlich and acting county executive john hammond. they are scheduled to be interviewed tonight by the council for the opportunity to serve as executive until 2014 election. now one can be selected before the night is over and might be sworn in as soon as friday. a number of applicants don't fit the traditional mold. some are insiders with the name recognition. some were previously rejected by voters and others have never held public office. john leopold resigned this month after he was found guilty of misconduct in office, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, just ahead this morning thousands of dollars now blowing in the wind. fortunately for one mane a good samaritan was nearby. >> stay with us this morning. how he lost a lot of cash and got it
abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here to tell us the vacancy has drawn a mix of candidates. right? >> reporter: that's right. the anne arundel county council is expected to make their decision during tonight's meeting on a successor for leopold. 16 people applied for the job of the execkive. this includes former maryland first lady kendel ehrlich and acting county executive john hammond. they are scheduled to be interviewed tonight by the council for the opportunity to serve as executive...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time 6:48. authorities say he is a cold- blooded killer and his family says this was all a terrible accident. today olympian oscar pistorius is due back in court possibly for a bail hearing. he's been in jail since being arrested in the death of his girlfriend last week. reeva steenkamp was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his home. her funeral is tomorrow. >>> a developing story. it was not too long ago that we could not escape the term fiscal cliff. now it's sequestration. and get used to it because you will hear the word a lot. linda so is live this morning with more on what it means and people i know want to know what does it mean for them and how will it affect them? >> reporter: you're going to see drastic cuts that could affect your child's education and military and how long you wait in line to get through airport security and it's part of that scaled back version of the fiscal cliff that congress pass at the beginning of the year. at the time congress agreed to postpone across the
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time 6:48. authorities say he is a cold- blooded killer and his family says this was all a terrible accident. today olympian oscar pistorius is due back in court possibly for a bail hearing. he's been in jail since being arrested in the death of his girlfriend last week. reeva steenkamp was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his home. her funeral is tomorrow. >>> a developing story. it was not too long ago that we could not escape the...
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a similar measure failed several times and abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with the story. i sympathy a lot of people -- think a lot of people at home would be surprised this has failed in the past. >> reporter: it's no secret that teachers work very hard for their students. some lawmakers want to help them out. they basically want the give teachers a -- to give teachers a bigger tax break for the supplies they buy. the bill would allow teachers to write off as much as $500 for school supplies they buy out of pocket. right now they can get $250 from the federal government but the state doesn't that type of offer. the delegate has a master of science in education from johns hopkins university and he understands the commitment teachers make for students. >> they make a lot of sacrifices to be in the profession and the first place. and then with tight school budgets, many of the teachers and educators have had to go out of pocket to keep their classrooms properly supplied. >> i think it's awesome that they think that we're that special. that they would just go out and buy stuf
a similar measure failed several times and abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with the story. i sympathy a lot of people -- think a lot of people at home would be surprised this has failed in the past. >> reporter: it's no secret that teachers work very hard for their students. some lawmakers want to help them out. they basically want the give teachers a -- to give teachers a bigger tax break for the supplies they buy. the bill would allow teachers to write off as much as $500 for school...
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i'm sherrie johnson, a live report update on the breaking news coming up. i'm linda so, dogs will be the topic of debate in annapolis today. what lawmakers want to change about the current law and how it could affect all dog owners. what makes your family smile? backflips and cartwheels. love, warmth. here, try this. mmmm, ok! ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you crunching. we will see rain in the forecast, heading around 9:00, 10:00, switching all over. this is what we are doing. traveling along the areas, around roanoke, be prepared for the wintery-type weather. things will improve later in to the evening especially by tomorrow. let's talk temperatures this morning, this is going to be the key role in what type of precipitation we are getting. glen burnie. 36 degrees. 38 in shady side. close to 40 there. towards bel air, temperature coming in 35. let's go over to graphics, show you what is going on, as you plan the rest of your d
i'm sherrie johnson, a live report update on the breaking news coming up. i'm linda so, dogs will be the topic of debate in annapolis today. what lawmakers want to change about the current law and how it could affect all dog owners. what makes your family smile? backflips and cartwheels. love, warmth. here, try this. mmmm, ok! ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you...
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sherrie johnson joins us now live with more on the victory parade. sherrie johnson you have a purple glow behind you. there is a purple glow here over city hall. take a look. it is so exciting. folks are getting ready, the stage is set with the risers in place. there is already banners that are hanging in front of city hall, everything all in place, getting ready for the big victory celebration. the ravens will be parading through baltimore, once again, the parade route runs here from city hall through the streets to m and t bank stadium. yesterday, crews were out here, they began setting up for this big event, that parade kicks off at 10:45 this morning, with an introduction from mayor stephanie rawlings blake, at 12:30 , the fans can attend the celebration. it's been 12 years but the city can finally celebrate a second ravens world championship. today the team will take to the streets to be able to greet the fans, thank them for their support, this gives the fan as chance to get up and close and personal with the players and also show them how much
sherrie johnson joins us now live with more on the victory parade. sherrie johnson you have a purple glow behind you. there is a purple glow here over city hall. take a look. it is so exciting. folks are getting ready, the stage is set with the risers in place. there is already banners that are hanging in front of city hall, everything all in place, getting ready for the big victory celebration. the ravens will be parading through baltimore, once again, the parade route runs here from city hall...
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but abc2 news' sherrie johnson has more on this story. what's the latest with this case? >> reporter: just a very suspicious case and police just want to keep students safe and so this morning, we know that 25-year-old justin beaumont, he's at shepherd pratt and basically he's being held for an marge mental evaluation. -- emergency mental evaluation. police aren't sure why he went to north county high school on monday. officers went to his home in glen burr knee and found and we alert. -- went into high alert. police found an ak-47 and an uzi and several pistol. they also found another pistol with a silencer and magazines full of ammunition. he legally bought and owns all of the weapons they found and beaumont attended north county high school in 2002 but only for two months. police say he came back to the school on monday and was trying to open several doors. he finally followed school employee inside through a door near the loading dock. now police say he had no weapons on him and he didn't threaten anyone. >> post-connecticut, we have got to recognize as an agency, as
but abc2 news' sherrie johnson has more on this story. what's the latest with this case? >> reporter: just a very suspicious case and police just want to keep students safe and so this morning, we know that 25-year-old justin beaumont, he's at shepherd pratt and basically he's being held for an marge mental evaluation. -- emergency mental evaluation. police aren't sure why he went to north county high school on monday. officers went to his home in glen burr knee and found and we alert. --...
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abc2 sherrie johnson is live with what to expect. what do they have? >> reporter: they have something for everyone. the show kicks off today a little later this morning. but i mean, they have over 650 craft artists that will be here today. and they have jewelry, clothing, furniture and decor something for ever hey -- everyone and it's amazing. it's to watch and this morning i have dana who is a fashion designer and is joining me this morning. she has some lovely items. and look, look at what i got on right here. she was kind enough to let me wear one of her jackets. it's absolutely gorgeous. good morning how are you. >> wonderful. thanks for having me. >> reporter: fell me -- tell me about what you have to offer and we see your area that looks amazing. >> my line is architecturally inspired fabric and i do strong cuts in soft fabic so we have comfort and i like color blocking and i like dark pleats and i like draping. i want women to feel tailored but comfortable at the same time. >> reporter: all right. let's look at some of the things you have. >> th
abc2 sherrie johnson is live with what to expect. what do they have? >> reporter: they have something for everyone. the show kicks off today a little later this morning. but i mean, they have over 650 craft artists that will be here today. and they have jewelry, clothing, furniture and decor something for ever hey -- everyone and it's amazing. it's to watch and this morning i have dana who is a fashion designer and is joining me this morning. she has some lovely items. and look, look at...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> guys listen to this. you can no longer give us a hard time for talking too much. we are that way. are you listening? >> huh? >> researchers conducted the study and focused on the protein essential for speech. scientists believe women have more of this protein then men which suggest women are designed to talk more. previously studies claimed a woman speaks an average of 20,000 words a day compared to 7,000 more for men. so let us remind you about this study. what do you think about it, head to the facebook fan page and weigh in and let us know. women -- apparent hi we talk to have but can't help it. my thought has nothing to do with the scientific part but we have to tell you over and over and over and over again. it's going to be cold out, the roads are going to be slick am i right? >> you are exactly right. i couldn't have said it better myself but i will try. we are picking up on the difference now. look what's going on. we have the snow still to the north. but look how it's breaking apart entering dry
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> guys listen to this. you can no longer give us a hard time for talking too much. we are that way. are you listening? >> huh? >> researchers conducted the study and focused on the protein essential for speech. scientists believe women have more of this protein then men which suggest women are designed to talk more. previously studies claimed a woman speaks an average of 20,000 words a day compared to 7,000 more for men. so let us remind you...
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sherry johnson, abc2 -- sherrie johnson a.bc2 news. >>> bradley manning will be in fort meade for a pretrial hearing. the judge is expected to rule on the motion to dismiss him for a lack of a speedy trial. if the judge doesn't dismiss the charges, manning's trial will again in june. >>> it's going to be a busy day in annapolis. lawyers will hear from the aclu on a variety of issues. first, the leaders from the organization are backing a bill that will protect pregnant women in our state from discrimination. the law explains employers' obligation to treat pregnant employees the same way they treat other temporarily physically limited workers. the aclu is testifying in support of a bill requiring search warrants for police to access cell phone tracking information. you see back in 2011, cell phone carriers responded to more than a million requests from subscriber information from law enforcement. and also today, state accepttors would begin the debate on gun control -- senators would begin the debate on gun control. the death penalty bill would come up for a vote before the full senate as ear
sherry johnson, abc2 -- sherrie johnson a.bc2 news. >>> bradley manning will be in fort meade for a pretrial hearing. the judge is expected to rule on the motion to dismiss him for a lack of a speedy trial. if the judge doesn't dismiss the charges, manning's trial will again in june. >>> it's going to be a busy day in annapolis. lawyers will hear from the aclu on a variety of issues. first, the leaders from the organization are backing a bill that will protect pregnant women...
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abc2 news sherrie johnson is live at bwi with more. how are things looking right now? >> reporter: well, right now, we are definitely seeing rain coming down pretty good a rain coming down. and you know i am here at bwi and it's a chance to call and talk to some of the airport authority and basically there are some delays, but southwest airlines does not have any flight delays right now. they said really it's a good idea if you check online and check your individual airline to see which one is doing southwest airlines does not have flight delays but continue to check. i had a chance to call the state highway administration and basically they said they are keeping a close eye on the weather right now. but it's mostly rain. they had some trucks out in howard county but basically they are keeping a close eye on it. if it starts to get bad they will put trucks on the road. with amtrak amtrak is suspending service between new york and boston starting this afternoon. airports across the country are preparing for problems and nearly 3,000 flights have been canceled across the
abc2 news sherrie johnson is live at bwi with more. how are things looking right now? >> reporter: well, right now, we are definitely seeing rain coming down pretty good a rain coming down. and you know i am here at bwi and it's a chance to call and talk to some of the airport authority and basically there are some delays, but southwest airlines does not have any flight delays right now. they said really it's a good idea if you check online and check your individual airline to see which...
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. >> reporter: i am sher rei johnson live -- sherry johnson in downtown baltimore. look at thee amazing items -- these amazing items. >> how two teens are trying to help out high schoolgirls in one badly damaged area. >> well, everything is up to speed on the top side of the beltway but we are dealing with a crash that shut down a portion of the harrisburg expressway and i will have more on the delays coming up on good morning maryland. >>> hundreds of the country's best artists are in baltimore and you can browse or buy their creation and sherrie johnson could be ready to do all three. any chance you will do shoppingwhile down there? >> reporter: there's a huge chance. i mean they have some wonderful displays. i've had a chance to look around. i will be back. and you know, today, the mer craft council -- american craft council has over 650 crafts artist will be here and this morning i have pamela diamond joining me live with the american craft council show. good morning. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> reporter: tell us a little bit. this is a beautiful dis
. >> reporter: i am sher rei johnson live -- sherry johnson in downtown baltimore. look at thee amazing items -- these amazing items. >> how two teens are trying to help out high schoolgirls in one badly damaged area. >> well, everything is up to speed on the top side of the beltway but we are dealing with a crash that shut down a portion of the harrisburg expressway and i will have more on the delays coming up on good morning maryland. >>> hundreds of the country's...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, parents listen to this. if congress can't work out a budget by march 1st, some head start programs may be cut. many of the children in the class are from now low income families and without head start, they wouldn't get a preschool education. now the possibility of automatic budget cuts jeopardizes their learning. >> my concerns for sequestration would be who to cut, when to cut, how to cut, it would be very difficult for us to determine who doesn't get the service and who does. >> now it's not just the children losing their school. the adults who teach them would be out of a job as well. >>> happening today, a man who coached some of the country's top swimmers is expected to plead guilty to child sex abuse. rick can you remember is accused -- curl is accused of abusing a former student in the 1980s. the victim was 13 years old at the time. curl will be in montgomery circuit late this morning, and his former students include world record breakers and olympic gold medalists. that's happening today. follow us
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, parents listen to this. if congress can't work out a budget by march 1st, some head start programs may be cut. many of the children in the class are from now low income families and without head start, they wouldn't get a preschool education. now the possibility of automatic budget cuts jeopardizes their learning. >> my concerns for sequestration would be who to cut, when to cut, how to cut, it would be very difficult for us to determine who...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the girl scouts of central maryland has served over 1200 girls in baltimore city and baltimore county. grant funding pays for the program at the school . >>> coming up at 6:00, we're keeping you up dated on today's breaking news, a guilty verdict in the phylicia barnes trial. how the state was labor to convict without physical -- able to convict without physical evidence. >> here's a preview of what's head at 6:30. >> mark's secret war and you'll see what she found in the middle east today. >> how much would you pay for a restaurant dinner if they said pay what you want? >>> barbara walters was back on "the view," not in person, but she called. her problems started after a fall at a preinauguration party. >> i hit my head and had six stitches and got in addition to the chicken pox -- that's what we found out what it was and i had never had. i had been with somebody's company who had the shingles and got the chicken pox from them but i also got a concussion. >> walters said she isn't in any pain but does feel weak and tired. she expects to be back on "the view
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the girl scouts of central maryland has served over 1200 girls in baltimore city and baltimore county. grant funding pays for the program at the school . >>> coming up at 6:00, we're keeping you up dated on today's breaking news, a guilty verdict in the phylicia barnes trial. how the state was labor to convict without physical -- able to convict without physical evidence. >> here's a preview of what's head at 6:30. >> mark's secret war...
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we porting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. here at abc2 news we are welcoming the ravens home, live coverage at 10:30 this morning. if you can't watch tv, watch it on line. we are going to stream the parade at abc2news.com. the national aquarium is offering a discount to fans, if you are wearing your ravens gear and you will be. you will get $10 off genaladmission, the discount is for today. the aquarium is open from 10:00 in the morning until 4:00 today. >> he did shed tears dug the game. this was the last time he would see the legendary lewis play football. >> joe flacco hasn't had much time to sit down and think about the win. he went to disney world, made an appearance on late night tv. >> joe flacco, come on out. [music] nice tune. flacco tells david he plans to start contract talks with the ravens. it's about time he is becoming a free agent. during the season, when they were done, he could come to his office and pound on the desk, he is going to put the trophy there and say what do you got. >> jones was probably happy w
we porting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. here at abc2 news we are welcoming the ravens home, live coverage at 10:30 this morning. if you can't watch tv, watch it on line. we are going to stream the parade at abc2news.com. the national aquarium is offering a discount to fans, if you are wearing your ravens gear and you will be. you will get $10 off genaladmission, the discount is for today. the aquarium is open from 10:00 in the morning until 4:00 today. >> he did shed tears dug the...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> she has the plaque sitting on her desk. she's very proud of it. if you would like to place orders, you can log on to our website and click on the education tab for the complete story. >>> coming up all new at 6:00, a local billsness is heeding it -- business is heeding its super bowl bet. >> and ray lewis ends his year with a super bowl win. before you buy number 52 memorabilia, we have some tips to make sure you don't get scammed. those stories and a lot more coming up on abc2 news at 6. >>> we watched the game and it's exciting. budweiser's brotherhood ad featuring one of its clydesdales is getting voted as a favorite. take a look. >> the ad shows a farmer raising a foal that goes off to become a budweiser clydes day. the two were reunited at the end. probably got teary eyed. one of the ads that went the other spot, the go daddy kiss is one of the worst of the super bowl. i never need to see this again. even though viewer reaction was negative, the actor from the ad said he's hearing a lot of positive support and he might be lobbying for some of
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> she has the plaque sitting on her desk. she's very proud of it. if you would like to place orders, you can log on to our website and click on the education tab for the complete story. >>> coming up all new at 6:00, a local billsness is heeding it -- business is heeding its super bowl bet. >> and ray lewis ends his year with a super bowl win. before you buy number 52 memorabilia, we have some tips to make sure you don't get scammed. those...
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sherrie johnson is live with the plans. i guess we can see the champs are here. >> reporter: that's right. we are life at city hall, downtown baltimore, the excitement is in the air, everyone is so excited to welcome the baltimore ravens home, the new champions, we have tracy with the baltimore office of promotion. she is joining us live. good morning, thank you for being here to talk to us. bring us up to speed. tell us about how this goes down. >> today, everything in front of city hall gets underway at 10:45, we will have the mayor and coach, and the players reps, they will speak, confetti, tough have confetti to kick off the event. we will start from here. it's a ravens parade with the players, coaches, band, cheerleaders and mascot's home. >> what do you want people to remember? we are #expecting thousands of people. >> we encourage people to take light rail buses, you can pack over at m and t bank stadium. can be 79@zñalong the parade ro >> reporter: they will start and t. what happens there? i heard that's where the
sherrie johnson is live with the plans. i guess we can see the champs are here. >> reporter: that's right. we are life at city hall, downtown baltimore, the excitement is in the air, everyone is so excited to welcome the baltimore ravens home, the new champions, we have tracy with the baltimore office of promotion. she is joining us live. good morning, thank you for being here to talk to us. bring us up to speed. tell us about how this goes down. >> today, everything in front of...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> police trainee shot in the head is doing better this morning. upgraded from grave to serious condition. later today we expect to hear from the police commissioner anthony bats, he is going to tell us what will happen to the city training program. major joseph smith with the internal affairs is in charge, limited training is set to resume this week, but firearm drills were moved to the end of the session. >>> cbs news is reporting a motive in the december shooting at sandy hook elementary school. they were told by law enforcement sources that shooter adam lanza was motivated to kill more than entree andre. cnn spoke with the connecticut police about the media reports and authorities said they haven't determined a motive. lanza shot himself after killing 27 people in that december massacre. . a former johns hopkins gynecologists may have videotaped patients during exams. police say the doctor killed himself before they could get too far in to the investigation. his body was found at his towson home yesterday morning, he was a gynecologist at johns
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> police trainee shot in the head is doing better this morning. upgraded from grave to serious condition. later today we expect to hear from the police commissioner anthony bats, he is going to tell us what will happen to the city training program. major joseph smith with the internal affairs is in charge, limited training is set to resume this week, but firearm drills were moved to the end of the session. >>> cbs news is reporting a motive in the...
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abc2 news' reporter sherrie johnson shows how students are making a difference. >> reporter: these students advocated for women. they are learning about real world health issues affecting women. >> i think as a girl today, you need to be aware. >> reporter: students became interested after the ceo spoke at the school. last year two upper school students became the first interns from garrison forest. they spent their spring internship skyping with hng workers and girls -- healthcare workers. >> we all know women. it's important that we not forget about the women on the other side of the world that don't have access to the thing that is we take for granted here. >> reporter: students are passionate advocate and started a club at garrison forest school. last month students participated in a multiskate basketball fund-raiser. several students teamed up to support the mismghts students raised over $4,000. >> also just great that they are involved and they're caring about something more than themselves and really can make a difference. it's small changes that lead to big solutions. >> reporter: f
abc2 news' reporter sherrie johnson shows how students are making a difference. >> reporter: these students advocated for women. they are learning about real world health issues affecting women. >> i think as a girl today, you need to be aware. >> reporter: students became interested after the ceo spoke at the school. last year two upper school students became the first interns from garrison forest. they spent their spring internship skyping with hng workers and girls --...
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sherrie johnson is working on the story, she joins us live with new information. >> reporter: i got off phone with baltimore county police officers, this is an active investigation. three people were shot in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard, that's in middle river, it's near martin state airport. one person has been confirmed dead by police officers. officers received a 911 call before midnight about shots fired. they found the victim's lying in a parking lot area, they were rushed to bay view medical center for treatment. one person died from gunshot wounds right now police do not have a suspect in this case. homicide detectives are investigating, they were on the scene for much of the morning, they have not released the identities of the victims. we don't know their identities or their ages. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> happening today for example you own a dog you are going to want to know what lawmakers in annapolis have to say today. linda so is here to explain. what are they debating today? >> the house will debate a bill changing the law for dog owners. the law singles out
sherrie johnson is working on the story, she joins us live with new information. >> reporter: i got off phone with baltimore county police officers, this is an active investigation. three people were shot in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard, that's in middle river, it's near martin state airport. one person has been confirmed dead by police officers. officers received a 911 call before midnight about shots fired. they found the victim's lying in a parking lot area, they were rushed to...
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abc2 news sherrie johnson has more on a family struggling to understand why. sherie. >> reporter: -- sherrie. >> reporter: family and friends are in shock over his death. he was a junior biology major and wand to be a doctor and what love for music and rapping. he was killed on the university of maryland eastern shore and his brother and cousin tried to console his mother. they were with him when the attack happened saturday night. his younger brother says he was driving a car on campus when edmond got out and approached a group of men. it was a altercation and st. clair was stabbed. homicide investigators are looking for three suspects. the witnesses say they didn't recognize the men. but police think the stabbing followed an ongoing dispute. edmond's brother and cousin were visiting for the weekend and saw the whole incident. >> he was like they just stabbed me and i was like for real and he said yeah and he showed me the hand and i looked at his chest and i was like man don't tell meow got he said yeah i got stabbed my heart. >> reporter: the university put
abc2 news sherrie johnson has more on a family struggling to understand why. sherie. >> reporter: -- sherrie. >> reporter: family and friends are in shock over his death. he was a junior biology major and wand to be a doctor and what love for music and rapping. he was killed on the university of maryland eastern shore and his brother and cousin tried to console his mother. they were with him when the attack happened saturday night. his younger brother says he was driving a car on...
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reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> welcoming ravens home. if you don't work or have a television, you can catch the television festivities on line. streaming the parade at abc2news.com. >>> joe flacco will be back in baltimore in time for the parade. he didn't run home with teammates , the super bowl mvp had stop to make on his national victory tour. flacco was here on the late show with david letterman, he talked about the winks nee win, expecting to be a father again. he shared the news about hus wife's first pregnancy at thanksgiving at 2011. i'm sure you remember, but that's when the team also beat the 49ers. >> before heading to knock, joe made a stop to the happiest place on earth. thousands gathered for a parade on main street in disney world. he led the parade alongside mickey mouse and ravens fans welcomed flacco to new orleans or orlando rather. why didn't he have a purple car? charlie told you, within seconds, flacco took part in the ad that's been around for years, 26 to be exact. the announcer asks the mvp what is going to do ne
reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> welcoming ravens home. if you don't work or have a television, you can catch the television festivities on line. streaming the parade at abc2news.com. >>> joe flacco will be back in baltimore in time for the parade. he didn't run home with teammates , the super bowl mvp had stop to make on his national victory tour. flacco was here on the late show with david letterman, he talked about the winks nee win,...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> government workers are bracing for pay cuts if workers -- >> we have details of why they may have nothing to wherey about in gas prices are on the rise -- rise we know that. what it will cost when you pull up to the pump this weekend. details straight ahead. >> pull gum shrimp. bubble gum shrimp. >> we will be right back. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. visit your local visionsworks today to find the authentic transitions brand lenses that fit your life. visionworks. looks that work. >>> we tried to show this video to you earlier in the show. here it is. monkey -- monkying around with a tv station in indianapolis. they race down the hallway at wxin and it was part of a significantment promoting professional bull riding which was in town. the female monkey won but only because apparently she cheated and didn't go to the end of
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> government workers are bracing for pay cuts if workers -- >> we have details of why they may have nothing to wherey about in gas prices are on the rise -- rise we know that. what it will cost when you pull up to the pump this weekend. details straight ahead. >> pull gum shrimp. bubble gum shrimp. >> we will be right back. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of...
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thousands of people rallied in annapolis and sherrie johnson is here with more on their message. what do they say. >> reporter: that's right. thousands of people turned out it was like it was a super bowl rally. they turned out in annapolis in support of rebidding baltimore's city schools. the rally was in support of a block grant bill a 2.4 million dollar plan to renovate and rebuild about half of the school buildings including a construction authority that would oversee plan and financing and construction of school projects. supporters say the bill is need because the currencies tem for financing renovation will not catch up to the needs of the schools. teachers students and parents all gathered at that rally described bad conditions at city schools including broken windows and hot classrooms and inadequate computer labs. they called upon law makers to provide the resources to rebuild the state's oldest school buildings. . >> the legislation would allow us to take existing state fund and leverage those funds to affect wide scale renovation. >> reporter: that rally was sponsored
thousands of people rallied in annapolis and sherrie johnson is here with more on their message. what do they say. >> reporter: that's right. thousands of people turned out it was like it was a super bowl rally. they turned out in annapolis in support of rebidding baltimore's city schools. the rally was in support of a block grant bill a 2.4 million dollar plan to renovate and rebuild about half of the school buildings including a construction authority that would oversee plan and...
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sherrie johnson is live with more on how the fans reacted after the game and you are seeing stragglers out there. >> reporter: we are live in federal hill on south charles street and people were out here celebrating and partying into the wee hours of the morning. we came out about 4:30 this morning and there were a few people out here. it's a chance to talk to some of the police officers, they said it was a great celebration but it didn't get too out of hand. so they said it was fun night. being see here the remnants of the parties with the trash and debrisly thering the streets here. and -- littering the streets here and some people will have a surprise when they return to their cars. parking enforcement was out this morning and issued several tickets and put a boot on several of the cars left here overnight. now take a look at this video. this was the scene on south charles street as fans poured into the streets. once the ravens pud out a win, crowds spilled into the streets to celebrate. and folks were singing and dancing and cheering and whistling as you can here. fans climbed ligh
sherrie johnson is live with more on how the fans reacted after the game and you are seeing stragglers out there. >> reporter: we are live in federal hill on south charles street and people were out here celebrating and partying into the wee hours of the morning. we came out about 4:30 this morning and there were a few people out here. it's a chance to talk to some of the police officers, they said it was a great celebration but it didn't get too out of hand. so they said it was fun...
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. >> shari johnson has a preview -- sherrie johnson joins us. >> reporter: the mayor is expected to talk a little bit about averting a $745 million budget shortfall over the next ten years. she mentioned this last week. she basically announced baltimore city is headed for bankruptcy if it doesn't make the necessary reforms to avoid it. this comes from a ten-year financial forecast from mayor blake which was gathered from an outside consulting firm. the report projects a $745 million deficit over the next decade because expenditures are growing faster than revenue, especially in areas of employee health care and pension costs. add on another billion dollar infrastructure deficit over the next decade and that's to maintain roads, bridges and city buildings at levels far short of the current state of repair. it does not include schools and the mayor plans to discuss solutions today. she plans to propose a bold set of major reforms to address the fiscal challenges outlined in the ten-year forecast. the state of the city address will happen right here at city hall at 2:30 this afternoon. repo
. >> shari johnson has a preview -- sherrie johnson joins us. >> reporter: the mayor is expected to talk a little bit about averting a $745 million budget shortfall over the next ten years. she mentioned this last week. she basically announced baltimore city is headed for bankruptcy if it doesn't make the necessary reforms to avoid it. this comes from a ten-year financial forecast from mayor blake which was gathered from an outside consulting firm. the report projects a $745 million...
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and abc2 news' sherrie johnson joins us with more on the story. what do you have for us this morning? >> reporter: at last report megan the trainee was in critical condition at shock trauma. this morning there's some dispute over the details at the former rosewood center. the only public comments we received from investigators came tuesday night in a briefing outside of shock trauma. sources say roughly 50 trainees from several police agencies were involved in the training on tuesday. a baltimore city police instructor fired a live round hitting a trainee from the university of maryland police department in the head. there have still been no answers on how a live round could have been fired during training. a state police representative said police training has been going on at rosewood quote for years. if that's the case, a woman who lives right next door to the grounds of rosewood center it's news to her. >> that facility has been used for training purposes for many years. >> i was surprised when it was used for that. when i heard it on the news
and abc2 news' sherrie johnson joins us with more on the story. what do you have for us this morning? >> reporter: at last report megan the trainee was in critical condition at shock trauma. this morning there's some dispute over the details at the former rosewood center. the only public comments we received from investigators came tuesday night in a briefing outside of shock trauma. sources say roughly 50 trainees from several police agencies were involved in the training on tuesday. a...
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sherrie johnson has more on dayvon green the man police say was the gunman that shot two house mates and turn the gun on a himself. >> reporter: it's been a very difficult time for the studentsand staff. 125 people turned out last night at a vigil at the university chapel as the campus tries to come together in the difficult time. family members of dayvon green say he suffered from mental illness and his family lives in the rosedale neighborhood in baltimore. police are trying to figure out the exact illness and what medication he was taking. the university officials say that green was not treated for mental illness at their health care facilities nor were they aware of his condition. police say he is the gunman who killed one of his roommates and injured another before killing himself outside the college park home on tuesday. all three were student at the university of maryland. green was a graduate student. police say the 9 millimeter handgun used in the killing was bought legally in baltimore county. he had the handgun in his waistband at the time of theshooting. the atf is lookin
sherrie johnson has more on dayvon green the man police say was the gunman that shot two house mates and turn the gun on a himself. >> reporter: it's been a very difficult time for the studentsand staff. 125 people turned out last night at a vigil at the university chapel as the campus tries to come together in the difficult time. family members of dayvon green say he suffered from mental illness and his family lives in the rosedale neighborhood in baltimore. police are trying to figure...
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abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with more on this story. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, megan tonight family and friends will gather for a candle slight ridge jill to have been -- candle light vigil to remember michael kearins. it happened about 10:30 p.m. at the recreational park edgewood. authorities say the teens went to the park for some sort of meeting. there was a confrontation and shots were fired. now kearins was taken to upper chesapeake medical center in bel air where he was pronounced dead after arrival. cousins was flown to shock trauma reported to be in good condition. 21-year-old garfield smith iii was arrested and charged with several crimes including first and second degree murder in connection with the shooting. now the vigil will be held tonight at 7:30 at the park on tumble road in edgewood. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> pretrial hearings will be held today for the second and third accusers in the underage sex assault case against the voice of elmo. kevin clash had four men now come forward saying he abused them while they were tee
abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with more on this story. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, megan tonight family and friends will gather for a candle slight ridge jill to have been -- candle light vigil to remember michael kearins. it happened about 10:30 p.m. at the recreational park edgewood. authorities say the teens went to the park for some sort of meeting. there was a confrontation and shots were fired. now kearins was taken to upper chesapeake medical center in bel air...
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sherrie johnson is here with more on the young man believed to have perpetrated the ordeal. >> reporter: there are unanswered questions and we know dayvon green has ties to baltimore. his family lives in the rosedale area and he attended morgan state university for his undergraduate degree. his family says he suffered from mental illness. police have not released information on his illness or what medication he was taking. university of maryland official say green was not treated for mental illness at their health care facilities. nor were university officials aware of his condition. police in prince george's county say he killed one of his roommates and injured another before killing himself outside of their college park home. all three were stewed antithe university of harold greene was a graduate student. now police say the 9 millimeter handgun used in the killing was bought legally. and the atf is looking into a stash of weapons he had including a loaded semiautomatic gun. he was a honor student and attended morgan state university for undergraduate studies. classmates say they neve
sherrie johnson is here with more on the young man believed to have perpetrated the ordeal. >> reporter: there are unanswered questions and we know dayvon green has ties to baltimore. his family lives in the rosedale area and he attended morgan state university for his undergraduate degree. his family says he suffered from mental illness. police have not released information on his illness or what medication he was taking. university of maryland official say green was not treated for...
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reporting live here at bwi, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:34. only on abc2 we speak exclusively to the mother of a woman who is stabbed to death in front of her two children- side her baltimore county apartments. linda so is here with what the victim's mother is saying and why she believes the police didn't do enough. linda. >> reporter: well the man charged with killing the woman's daughter had threatened her daughter in the past. the two had dated briefly. police knew the suspect was a threat but the victim's family doesn't think enough was done to protect her. katie hadel here with her daughter ava was stabbed to death in her apartment on tuesday. police have charged jeffrey shiflett with the murder. abc learned he sent threatening letters to her while serving time in prison for robbery and he was released in december and repeatedly violated parole by making more threats. because he had no ficked address police couldn't find him. investigators tried to protect aheadel who was four months pregnant. they visited her mom's house where aheadel wa
reporting live here at bwi, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:34. only on abc2 we speak exclusively to the mother of a woman who is stabbed to death in front of her two children- side her baltimore county apartments. linda so is here with what the victim's mother is saying and why she believes the police didn't do enough. linda. >> reporter: well the man charged with killing the woman's daughter had threatened her daughter in the past. the two had dated briefly. police knew the...
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sherrie johnson continues live team coverage. how is it looking out there. >> reporter: well, we are live on south charles street. right now everything is quiet. but it was a different scene last night. you can see here the remnants of the parties that took place. lots of trash and debris everywhere. we have seen some of the street sweepers going through trying to get handle on this and clean up the area. and some people will have a little bit of a surprise when they return to their cars this morning. parking enforcement was out bright and early this morning issued tickets and put a boot on several wheels of the cars here. some folks opted to leave the cars here and maybe had too much to drink but they will have a supplies when they -- surprise when they return to pick up their vehicles. look at this video. >> reporter: once the ravens pulled out a win, crowds spilled into the streets folks were cheering and singing and fans climbed light posts and men began to take off their shirts and people waived sparkleers and everyone was e
sherrie johnson continues live team coverage. how is it looking out there. >> reporter: well, we are live on south charles street. right now everything is quiet. but it was a different scene last night. you can see here the remnants of the parties that took place. lots of trash and debris everywhere. we have seen some of the street sweepers going through trying to get handle on this and clean up the area. and some people will have a little bit of a surprise when they return to their cars...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:32 right now. college park's president has endorsed the state's efforts to limit gun ownership. that comes after a murder/suicide earlier this month involving university of maryland students. gun safety has long been a priority of the president while it's low. back in december he signed an open letter to our nation'd leaders calling for college presidents for gun safety. however the tragedy at the school happened and this spurred his endorsement even more. governor o'malley's gun control package has been up for debate in annapolis and of courses that the big story today. we're going to talk about it today and a column that's doing to be published in the diamondback which is the college's student newspaper. >>> well, the seventh year in a row maryland high school students have something to brag about. our state ranked first in the nation for scores on advanced placement tests. this is a key measure for college prep and a. p. rests are graded on a -- tests are graded on a scale of 1 to 5. new york an
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:32 right now. college park's president has endorsed the state's efforts to limit gun ownership. that comes after a murder/suicide earlier this month involving university of maryland students. gun safety has long been a priority of the president while it's low. back in december he signed an open letter to our nation'd leaders calling for college presidents for gun safety. however the tragedy at the school happened and this spurred his endorsement even...
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. >> sherrie johnson checked out best friends fur ever dogy day care in cockeysville. >> reporter: we are here at best friends forever. i am standing here you know trying not to get knocked down by the big dogs here. but they are great. they are so friendly. so we are here. that is doggy day care and resort and it has a state of the art facility. you know i would probably bring my little dog shala here. this morning, i have kelly. this is the owner and kelly, i tell you, these dogs are so loveable. but tell me a little bit about your facility here. >> well, we are a 10,000 square foot on the bottom another 10,000 feet upstairs and we have a ton of outside all astro turf for dogs to play. we are a camp not kennel. when they come they are out playing and relaxing and doing what they do as dogs. so we do day care and overnight and grooming and training. and we have partnered up with a charity called rescue movement farm and we raise money because they are taking dogs from the shelters pending youthation and finding loving homes for -- euthanasia and finding them loving homes. we are plea
. >> sherrie johnson checked out best friends fur ever dogy day care in cockeysville. >> reporter: we are here at best friends forever. i am standing here you know trying not to get knocked down by the big dogs here. but they are great. they are so friendly. so we are here. that is doggy day care and resort and it has a state of the art facility. you know i would probably bring my little dog shala here. this morning, i have kelly. this is the owner and kelly, i tell you, these dogs...
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abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with more on this story. what's the latest on the weapons and what's the latest on this case? >> reporter: well, megan, we have learned that this morning the suspect, 25-year-old justin beaumont is at shepherd pratt and he's being held for an emergency mental evaluation. police are not exactly sure why he went to north county high school on monday. officers went to his home in glen burnie. they found weapons and went into a high alert in the wake of last year's mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. police found an ak-47, an uzi and several pistols including one with a laser sight. also found another pistol with a silencer and magazines with ammunition. only for two months he attended the high school in 2002. he came back to the school on monday and was trying to open several doors. he finally followed a school employee inside. he had no weapons with him police say and he didn't threaten anyone. >> post-connecticut, we have got to recognize as an agency, as a nation, as a state, that our school children, we h
abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with more on this story. what's the latest on the weapons and what's the latest on this case? >> reporter: well, megan, we have learned that this morning the suspect, 25-year-old justin beaumont is at shepherd pratt and he's being held for an emergency mental evaluation. police are not exactly sure why he went to north county high school on monday. officers went to his home in glen burnie. they found weapons and went into a high alert in the wake of last...
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sherrie johnson is live this morning with a preview of what's expected. what can you tell us? >> reporter: baltimore city her stephanie rawlings-blake will give her state of the city address right here at city hall. she's expected to talk about avoiding a $745 million budget shortfall over the next ten years. she brought it up last week. the mayor announced that baltimore city is headed for bankruptcy if it doesn't make the necessary reforms to avoid it. this comes from a ten-year financial forecast from mayor rawlings-blake which was gathered from an outside consulting firm. the report projects a $745 million deficit over the next decade because expenditures are growing faster than revenue, especially in areas of employee health care and pension costs. the mayor plans to discuss solutions today. she plans to propose a bold set of major renorms to address the fiscal challenges -- reforms to address the fiscal challenges outlined in the forecast. the address will take place about 2:30 this afternoon right here at city hall. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson,
sherrie johnson is live this morning with a preview of what's expected. what can you tell us? >> reporter: baltimore city her stephanie rawlings-blake will give her state of the city address right here at city hall. she's expected to talk about avoiding a $745 million budget shortfall over the next ten years. she brought it up last week. the mayor announced that baltimore city is headed for bankruptcy if it doesn't make the necessary reforms to avoid it. this comes from a ten-year...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time now is 4:35. today who's going to take over for john leopold? the council is expected to make their decision tonight during the meeting. 16 people applied for the job including former maryland first lady and acting county executive john hammond. >>> we have an update to pass along to you this morning on the investigation into that gynecologist accused of videotaping his patients without their knowledge. about 300 women have called a hotline that was set up for patients of dr. nikita levy. he was a gynecologist at johns hopkins hospital for 25 years but was fired at the beginning of this month. this, after allegations surfaced that he was secretly videotaping his patients during their exams. levy was found dead earlier this week in his towson home. police say that he wrote an apology letter to his wife before wrapping a plastic bag around his head and pumping it with helium. former parents can contact police. it's -- >>> also from last week baltimore city police may not have been allowed to use the
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time now is 4:35. today who's going to take over for john leopold? the council is expected to make their decision tonight during the meeting. 16 people applied for the job including former maryland first lady and acting county executive john hammond. >>> we have an update to pass along to you this morning on the investigation into that gynecologist accused of videotaping his patients without their knowledge. about 300 women have called a...
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sherrie johnson joins us with the details. you have the latest and new information on this. i bet they're wondering what he was trying to do trying to get into the school. >> reporter: there's a lot of suspicious behavior going on and police want do get rid of any potential threat and this morning, 25-year-old justin beaumont is at shepherd pratt for an emergency mental evaluation. police are not sure why he went to north county high school on monday and after the suspicious visit to the school officers went to his home in glen burnie. they found weapons and went into high alert in the wake of the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. police found several weapons including pistols and one with a laser sight and another pistol with a silencer and magazines full of ammunition. police say beaumont legally bought and owned audiotape the weapon -- all the weapons that found. he attended the high school in 2002 but only for two months. he came back to the high school on monday and was trying to open several doors. he finally followed a school employee inside in a door near the lo
sherrie johnson joins us with the details. you have the latest and new information on this. i bet they're wondering what he was trying to do trying to get into the school. >> reporter: there's a lot of suspicious behavior going on and police want do get rid of any potential threat and this morning, 25-year-old justin beaumont is at shepherd pratt for an emergency mental evaluation. police are not sure why he went to north county high school on monday and after the suspicious visit to the...
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sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> thank you. after five days stranded on the water the carnival triumph will be towed into alabama this coming up later this afternoon. trouble all started sunday when a fire broke out in the engine room and the cause of the ship's electrical power to go out. there were more than 4,000 people on board but only a handful of working bathrooms. the woman and her ex-husband were the passengers and let's listen to the story. >> and he told me that they had just eaten onion sandwiches and that they were asking to use the red plastic bags to use the restroom in. >> carnival says it will give passengers $500 and a full refund. and the cruise and all ship board purchases during the voyage. they're also offering discounts for future cruises but some passengers saying megan, their saying that's not enough. >>> american airlines and u.s. airways will merge and create the world's biggest airline. an official announcement will be made this morning about this. the deal has been in the works since august when cre
sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> thank you. after five days stranded on the water the carnival triumph will be towed into alabama this coming up later this afternoon. trouble all started sunday when a fire broke out in the engine room and the cause of the ship's electrical power to go out. there were more than 4,000 people on board but only a handful of working bathrooms. the woman and her ex-husband were the passengers and let's listen to the story. >> and he told me that they...
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sherrie johnon-- johnson, amount bc2 news. >>> if you follow sherry on twit -- shier ri on twitter -- sherrie on twitter she can tell you the details. that's a great way to get more information. and we will continue to track the investigation into his murder and you can find the update on twitter as well as our facebook page and abc2news.com. >>> baltimore police say a training academy will resume limited operations this week. exercises were suspend after an instructor -- suspended after an instructor accidentally shot a trainee in the head. the firearms practices will be moved to the end of the curriculum. the officer shot during the training at the rosewood center was critically injured and is still in the hospital this morning. >>> new details on a developing story now. what happens when you need to trim your budget? you make sacrifices. what happens when you need to trim 1.2 trillion dollars? there are a lot of things you have to kiss good-bye and that's the situation in washington. abc2 news linda so is live to explain what this means for you. linda. >> reporter: it means come ma
sherrie johnon-- johnson, amount bc2 news. >>> if you follow sherry on twit -- shier ri on twitter -- sherrie on twitter she can tell you the details. that's a great way to get more information. and we will continue to track the investigation into his murder and you can find the update on twitter as well as our facebook page and abc2news.com. >>> baltimore police say a training academy will resume limited operations this week. exercises were suspend after an instructor --...
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sherrie johnson shows us how students learn about other cultures. >> reporter: it's in the your average day here. these middle school students are experiencing a culture other than their own. >> very often they think living in the united states that english is the only language. we tell them it's a small world and they with be much better off if they could speak another language, emerge in another culture and been fit from that. >> langeage teachers -- language teachers say it's important to learn about others. >> reporter: they immerse in french and spanish. today it's all about the food. each student brought in a dlish that represented -- dish that represented french or spanish culture or that are own culture. >> french day you get to dress up in french day and have fun. it's just fun, fun week. >> reporter: students also competed in a post are contest and held a special assembly. >> you get to see what each one produces. my artist does a lot of colorful hart work. >> reporter: this week students also put their french and spanish speaking skills to the test. no matter what language yo
sherrie johnson shows us how students learn about other cultures. >> reporter: it's in the your average day here. these middle school students are experiencing a culture other than their own. >> very often they think living in the united states that english is the only language. we tell them it's a small world and they with be much better off if they could speak another language, emerge in another culture and been fit from that. >> langeage teachers -- language teachers say...
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sherrie johnson has a closer look at the program. >> reporter: it's people helping dogs helping people. >> i can't think of a more rewarding and worthwhile program. >> reporter: at eastern correctional institution it pairs dogs with inmates. >> puppies that are trained in correctional facilities actually are trained in less than half the time. >> the dogs stay at the prison for about a year. inmates teach them basic skills before they're sent off to finishing school but it's in the just the canine caregivers. >> the significance, the meaning it gives to our lives. it really, you know, it gives you something that you don't want to lose. >> they hope to keep the program growing, evngsly going from -- eventually going from 6 to 20. >>> planning on sausage for breakfast tomorrow morning? maybe not, after hearing this story. what prompted a recall. >>> a washington stalemate means your food could soon be a little more expensive and less safe. >> here's the abc2 weather bug camera in dundalk. cloudy skies and winter showers at times. things only get colder and icier. we have the details comi
sherrie johnson has a closer look at the program. >> reporter: it's people helping dogs helping people. >> i can't think of a more rewarding and worthwhile program. >> reporter: at eastern correctional institution it pairs dogs with inmates. >> puppies that are trained in correctional facilities actually are trained in less than half the time. >> the dogs stay at the prison for about a year. inmates teach them basic skills before they're sent off to finishing...
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live in downtown downtown, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> that's what is happening in our community. what about in new orleans it's not just about the parties but there are some things going on that are inspiring people. and volunteers came out to work on a home for a family in need. many have not been worked on since katrina hit seven years ago. coming up on good morning maryland. we'll hear about it and talk about volunteers. >>> even the animal at the zoo are rooting for the ravens. this is from the maryland zoo. see the wart hog. big, highon coming out. they are going up to the works the 49ers and ripping them apart. they are showing you how it is done. we hope they do the same thing with the real 49ers come sunday. but there in the spirit of the zoo. >> the zoo has made a wager, it has a bet. if they win the exhibit the houses that rise and conquer the mascot will then be renamed the san francisco 49ers extinct for one month -- exhibit for one month. >> that's a big bet. if the ravens wins rhino exhibit will be something more baltimore related. one is boone after alex boone. >>
live in downtown downtown, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> that's what is happening in our community. what about in new orleans it's not just about the parties but there are some things going on that are inspiring people. and volunteers came out to work on a home for a family in need. many have not been worked on since katrina hit seven years ago. coming up on good morning maryland. we'll hear about it and talk about volunteers. >>> even the animal at the zoo are rooting for the...
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sherrie johnson is live this morning with the latest at police headquarters. >> reporter: we have been on the phone talking to police, basically they are investigating 3 people were shot many middle river in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard, that's actually near martin state airport. look at this all new video shot overnight. you can see from the video, it was a active scene this morning, police tell us three people were shot, one person is confirmed dead. officers received a 911 call before midnight about shots fired when they arrived on the scene they found the victims lying in parking lot area. they were rushed to bay view for treatment. one person died from the gunshot wounds. police do not have a suspect in this case. homicide detectives are investigating and they were on the scene for the morning. i'm told that authorities have not released the identities of the victims. >>> follow us on twitter and remember, be the first to know about breaking news, down lode the free app, by texting, wmar, to 46988. >>> later today, we are expect to hear from the commissioner, anthony bats a
sherrie johnson is live this morning with the latest at police headquarters. >> reporter: we have been on the phone talking to police, basically they are investigating 3 people were shot many middle river in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard, that's actually near martin state airport. look at this all new video shot overnight. you can see from the video, it was a active scene this morning, police tell us three people were shot, one person is confirmed dead. officers received a 911 call...
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this morning, sherrie johnson is life at city hall with more on the preparations for this. i guess we are bringing the flaser of new orleans home with -- flavor of new orleans home with us. [foreign speaking] >> reporter: exactly. we are live in front of city halls there is a purple glow, getting ready for the celebratory parade coming up this morning. even is so excited to celebrate the ravens and the championship. they will be parading through baltimore. this place is packed. there is national and local media that have descended on the place. the place is packed with people, lots of activity taking place them. today's parade route runs from city hall, through the streets, m and t bank stadium. yesterday crews began setting up for this event. it kicks off at 10:45 this morning with an introduction from stephanie rawlings blake, fans can attend a celebration featuring the team and live inte tanment at m and t -- entertainment at m and t bank stadium. the team can celebrate. the team will take to the streets like they did after their super bowl 35 win. ray lewis was a 25 yea
this morning, sherrie johnson is life at city hall with more on the preparations for this. i guess we are bringing the flaser of new orleans home with -- flavor of new orleans home with us. [foreign speaking] >> reporter: exactly. we are live in front of city halls there is a purple glow, getting ready for the celebratory parade coming up this morning. even is so excited to celebrate the ravens and the championship. they will be parading through baltimore. this place is packed. there is...
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tonight at 11, sherrie johnson looks at homework and whether or not it's necessary and the impact on a student's education. that story coming up tonight at 11. local high school student argued a fund raiser to benefit the cystic fibrosis foundation. it's part of a dodge for a cure and area independent and public high schools put together teams to square off on saturday in a dodge ball tournament. they are practicing for the event. cystic fie broke ies affects 30,000 people in the united states. it causes debill dating lung infections that let's to premature deaths. if you want to participate, they are excited about it. >> it's important because we want to spread awareness because it's a common gentlemen net being disease. my brother has it and people around the community do. so it's good to spread information about it. how to cure it one day in the future. >>> dodge for a cure will be health friday from 4:30 until 8 at boys latin in towson. the cost is 10 bucks per person. >> wonder if we could get a good morning maryland team together. >> we could try it. >> we would fight with each
tonight at 11, sherrie johnson looks at homework and whether or not it's necessary and the impact on a student's education. that story coming up tonight at 11. local high school student argued a fund raiser to benefit the cystic fibrosis foundation. it's part of a dodge for a cure and area independent and public high schools put together teams to square off on saturday in a dodge ball tournament. they are practicing for the event. cystic fie broke ies affects 30,000 people in the united states....
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abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with details and sherrie what did the appeals court say a year ago that got us here today. >> reporter: the maryland dna collection act is a law that allows officials to take the dna from those who have been arrested, but not convicted of a serious crime. so now the question is, is it constitutionol on whether the state says once arrested you lose the privacy right. today the u.s. supreme court will figure that out as the case of alonzo king takes center stagech he was arrested in 2009 on assault charges. police took dna and the sample matched dna collected from the victim and police then linked him to a 2003 rape. king's lawyers moved to suppress the evidence of the dna match saying the initial draw violated his constitutional rights. but the lower court found king guilty of first degree rape and sentenced him to life in prison. last april, the maryland court of appeals ruled against a key provision of the law opponents of the law say it runs over 4th amend ment ban on unreasonable serp and seizure. >> at the -- search and seizure. >> at the time of
abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with details and sherrie what did the appeals court say a year ago that got us here today. >> reporter: the maryland dna collection act is a law that allows officials to take the dna from those who have been arrested, but not convicted of a serious crime. so now the question is, is it constitutionol on whether the state says once arrested you lose the privacy right. today the u.s. supreme court will figure that out as the case of alonzo king takes center...
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they're arriving and sherrie johnson has more on ravens pride. what is going on today. >> reporter: we are here where we are ready. it is purple friday. we're in baltimore where the city is lit up in purple. can you see here at city hall the dome is lit up in support of the ravens. you know no matter if it is here or in new orleans, the fans are super excited for sunday's super bowl game. everywhere you look you can see the purple pride. they enjoyed the fireworks. things are picking up in the big easy. our crew there missed a sighting of beyonce and the fans are excited. this what a few of them had to say. >> i came 2600 miles for this from the keys up to baltimore. got them and we came down here. my dad said we're going to new orleans. i'm excited. >> i cannot wait for the game. we're excited. >> we won! >> reporter: today our crew will be on the look out for tim mc grew and lots going on down there in the big easy. of course lots of people excited about those ravens. go ravens. we're reporting live in baltimore. >>> the first time in nfl histo
they're arriving and sherrie johnson has more on ravens pride. what is going on today. >> reporter: we are here where we are ready. it is purple friday. we're in baltimore where the city is lit up in purple. can you see here at city hall the dome is lit up in support of the ravens. you know no matter if it is here or in new orleans, the fans are super excited for sunday's super bowl game. everywhere you look you can see the purple pride. they enjoyed the fireworks. things are picking up...
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sherrie johnson is live at bwi with more on delays and what people are experiencing out there and moreover, what can we expect?>> reporter: right now it's still raining. it's been raining for much of the morning since we have been out here since 4 this morning i am talked with folks with bwi airport and they are selling me there's cancellations and delays and there are flights that are on time. so your best bet is to contact the airline and check with your airline whether that's online and check to see if your flight is still on time. so we are seeing some cancellations and delays especially from the northeastern part of the state, but basically the state highway administration is telling me also that they have trucks down in howard county also in baltimore county and in the owings mills area and hereford zone. they are putting down sand and salt to make sure the roads are safe for travelers. and they encourage you to watch your following distance and take it easy and give yourself plenty of time. also, on amtrak, amtrak is suspending service starting this afternoon around noon. airports a
sherrie johnson is live at bwi with more on delays and what people are experiencing out there and moreover, what can we expect?>> reporter: right now it's still raining. it's been raining for much of the morning since we have been out here since 4 this morning i am talked with folks with bwi airport and they are selling me there's cancellations and delays and there are flights that are on time. so your best bet is to contact the airline and check with your airline whether that's online...